Then did you jump? A young soldier finally got his first jump in at Airborne school. The young man proudly calls home from Ft Benning to tell his dad all about it. ""hey dad, I finally got my first jump!"" ""awesome, tell me all about it"" said the enthusiastic father. ""well pop, first they load all of you into a C130 and you take off in a very fast and violent climb"" ""sounds scary. So then did you jump?"" ""No dad, not yet. After that ascent the jumpmaster yells 10 minutes!"" ""and then you jumped?"" ""not yet dad. After that we all stood up and hooked up our chutes"" ""did you jump then?"" ""not yet dad. After that the jumpmaster yells 30 seconds and that's when you stand in the door"" ""then you jumped?!"" ""no dad, after that the jumpmaster yells green light go!"" ""and then you jumped!"" ""nope, not yet. I froze in the door. The jumpmaster looks at me and says, 'if you don't jump out that door I'm going to shove this baseball bat up your ass!' ""then you jumped?!"" ""well, a little at first.""